Unlike much recent writing on deliberative democracy, which either remains airily theoretical or concentrates on the quick institutional fix, James Bohman's'Public Deliberation' masterfully blends original thoughts on the foundations of democratic deliberation with an impressive range of concretely conceived questions about how it can actually work. Forthrightly confronting the difficulties posed by social complexity and cultural pluralism, Bohman makes a persuasive case that, given a strong enough commitment to equality, we could engage in fruitful and legitimate democratic deliberation. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.